Confounding island, the: jamaica and the postcolonial predicament
Auteur :
Patterson, Orlando
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674292246
Date de publication :
1 févr. 2023
Dimensions :
21,0 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Orlando Patterson returns to Jamaica, his birthplace, to reckon with its history and culture. Locals claim to be some of the world’s happiest people, and their successes in music and athletics are legendary. Yet the country remains violent and poor. In Jamaica the dilemmas of globalization and postcolonial politics are thrown into stark relief.